
Many companies dealt with significant one-time writedowns in 2022.
Many companies dealt with significant one-time writedowns in 2022.
Should the deal fall through, Cresco said it has alternative strategies for growth.
The firm's first quarter ended with a net loss of $28 million.
The Daily Hit is a recap of the top financial news stories for May 15, 2023.
Green Thumb Industries Facing 10 Federal Complaints from Teamsters
Although the nearly two-week strike at several Green Thumb Industries (CSE: GTII) (OTCQX: GTBIF) facilities by unionized workers has concluded, the Illinois-based multistate operator is still negotiating with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters over employment terms for many of its workers. Read more here.
Cannabis Companies Skymint, 3Fifteen Battle in Receivership
Lawyers entangled in the court-ordered receivership of Lansing marijuana giant Skymint continue to battle over the company’s finances. The alleged trouble stems from Skymint‘s $78 million acquisition of Birmingham-based competitor 3Fifteen Cannabis in April 2022. Read more here.
Related: SNDL Sales Dip in First Quarter
Columbia Care Sees Revenue Uptick Despite Retail Closures
Columbia Care Inc. (CSE: CCHW) (OTCQX: CCHWF) reported its top-line revenue for the first quarter grew 1% from the same quarter in 2022 to $124.5 million. The growth beat expectations by $1.3 million and was largely driven by strong performance in the East Coast markets, particularly New Jersey, Virginia, and West Virginia. Read more here.
Tilt Pledges ‘Frugality as a Core Value’ After $5M Loss
Tilt Holdings (NEO: TILT) (OTCQX: TLLTF) lost $4.9 million for its first quarter in 2023, a vast improvement from the final three months of 2022, when it lost a whopping $73 million. But that’s only one step in the right direction, intimated the newly minted interim CEO Tim Conder. Read more here.
TPCO Sales Down But So Are Losses
TPCO Holding Corp. (NEO: GRAM) (OTCQX: GRAMF), which does business as The Parent Company, posted a $16.5 million loss for the first quarter of 2023, a solid improvement from the $735 million it managed to burn through in the 24 months before that. Read more here.
More Earnings:
• Auxly Cut Expenses, Achieves Positive Adjusted EBITDA in Q1
• Enveric to Cut Costs, Cannabis Operations
• Fire & Flower Revenues Rise Slightly in First Quarter
• 4Front Ventures Provides Rosy Outlook as it Expands Illinois Operations
• Goodness Growth Ekes Past Expectations
• Restructuring, Strategy Rework Fuel IM Cannabis’ Q1 Profit Boost
• Safe Harbor Offsets $1.4M Loss with $1B Deposit Capacity Increase
Pelorus Capital Group
Pelorus Capital Group, a provider of commercial real estate loans for the regulated cannabis sector, announced that $50 million in aggregate principal amount of 7% senior secured notes due Sept. 26, 2026, issued by its private mortgage real estate investment trust subsidiary, the Pelorus Fund REIT LLC, have been assigned an A rating by Egan-Jones Rating Company – the highest rating issued to date in the cannabis industry. Read more here.
CEA Industries
CEA Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: CEAD, CEADW) more than doubled its revenue in the first quarter of 2023 to $4.7 million compared to $1.7 million for the same period in 2022. The increase was primarily attributed to improvements in the company’s supply chain and deployment of project work as it worked through delayed projects from prior periods. Read more here.
No updates were provided on the timing for sale close.
Columbia Care must still complete divestments in several markets.
The Daily Hit is a recap of the top financial news stories for March 29, 2023.
Columbia Care Sales Fall in Fourth Quarter as Company Exits Markets
Columbia Care Inc. (NEO: CCHW) (CSE: CCHW) (OTCQX: CCHWF) saw its net loss for the fourth quarter ballooned to an eye-popping $300 million, compared with last year’s net loss of $53 million for the same quarter. Read more here.
Schwazze Loses $18.5 Million Despite ‘Record’ Revenue
Denver-based Medicine Man Technologies Inc., which does business as Schwazze (OTCQX: SHWZ) (NEO: SHWZ), posted an $18.5 million loss for the full year of 2022, due to various acquisitions and its entrance into New Mexico. Read more here.
Unrivaled Brands Posts Profits, Reduces Liabilities 40% Following Restructure
On the heels of a turbulent year of restructuring, Unrivaled Brands (OTCQB: UNRV) posted positive preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter of 2022, with operating profit for the period reaching $8.8 million. Read more here.
CV Sciences Runs Low on Cash as Sales Fall from Last Year
CV Sciences Inc. (OTCQB: CVSI) saw fourth-quarter sales fall 22% compared to a year ago, due to strong competition and continued supply chain challenges. Sales increased 3% sequentially in the fourth quarter to $3.9 million versus $3.8 million in the third quarter of 2022. Read more here.
Nova Cannabis Sees Record 2022 Revenue, Driven by Flexible Pricing, SNDL Partnership
Nova Cannabis Inc. (TSX: NOVC) posted impressive growth in its fiscal 2022, driven by record sales, more stores, and key partnerships. The Canadian cannabis retail company posted its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2022 ending Dec. 31, 2022. Read more here.
Curaleaf Holdings
Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Deseret Wellness, the largest cannabis retail operator in Utah, in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $20 million. The transaction is expected to close imminently, subject to customary closing conditions. Read more here.
CEA Industries
CEA Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: CEAD, CEADW) posted revenue for the fourth quarter of 2022 of $1.5 million, compared to $3.1 million for the same period in 2021. The decrease was primarily attributed to supply chain and project delays as well as a reduction in the size and number of signed contracts during 2022. Read more here.
The company is burning through millions in cash.
Bachtell noted that some challenges to the deal are outside of the companies' control.
The MSO took a $141 million hit from its planned exit of the California wholesale market.
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